{"id":9195,"date":"2025-01-22T14:14:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recruitireland.com\/advice-centre\/?p=9195"},"modified":"2025-01-22T14:14:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T14:14:45","slug":"advice-for-the-intern-five-tips-to-make-the-most-of-exciting-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recruitireland.com\/advice-centre\/advice-for-the-intern-five-tips-to-make-the-most-of-exciting-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice for the intern: Five tips to make the most of exciting opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best way to gain experience in a given field of work is the humble internship, but there is a lot more to it than sitting in meetings and doing coffee runs. This guide will help you maximise this special window of opportunity and get you in the right mindset to make it as valuable as possible for you and your career.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Knowing what you want to gain<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The most important part of all is to have a clear intention. Understanding what you truly want from your internship is vital to your motivation, outlook, and success. What do you want to learn about? <\/span>Which new skills do you want to gain?<\/span><\/a> Who do you want to meet? What tasks interest you? All these questions are vital to have an answer to before walking in the door. Throughout your time, think: \u201cAm I chasing my goals? What else can I do to further pursue them?\u201d Some aims you might have could be:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n